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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
2
A Gulf hurricane battered Galveston Texas with immense loss of life and property. Reports indicate around fifteen hundred drowned and ten million dollars in damage. Bridges were swept away ocean vessels stranded and the city inundated as other gulf towns felt the force of the storm.
The Novato edition reports an immense flood catastrophe with about 1,400 drowned and property losses reaching ten million. Hospitals, schools, bridges, and docks are destroyed. the city is submerged eight feet at Tremont Avenue. Relief is urgently needed.
Sept 1 report lowers initial damage estimates at Sabin Pass and Port Arthur. Only a few waterfront structures burned and two lives lost at Sabin Pass. at Port Arthur two piers were swept away but no buildings damaged.
Washington Sept. 10 The weather bureau reports a tropical storm centered near Oklahoma City has lost its cyclone character. Officials deploy every resource to reach Galveston by wire. Agents near the storm center work to obtain timely updates despite communication difficulties.
Houston report outlines Galveston as an island city, a major Texas port and county seat. It notes its population over 20,000, proximity 40 miles west of the Mississippi mouth, and separation from the mainland by East and West Ways. The island runs about twenty eight miles long.
A partial account notes an island mainland distance of about two miles and describes winds driving water to a high mean tide mark, indicating a full sweep of waves when winds rise, though details are incomplete.
A Houston telegraph from correspondent Richard Spillae reports Galveston strewn with wrecks and thousands dead. The storm city is ruined, described as one of the greatest tragedies of modern times. Galveston had been a bustling port before the disaster.
New Orleans reports- Sept 1- wreck of Galveston confirmed by cotton brokers. Several cotton exchange members killed and the secretary badly injured. Spot cotton orders canceled as cotton blown from warehouses. Southern Pacific says weeks needed to restore traffic. All grain elevators and cotton warehouses and terminal buildings belonging to the company demolished. Incoming ships report terrible experiences.
Galveston reports severe storm damage as barracks destroyed and many soldiers missing or ashore. Vessels Pensacola and others feared lost with crews of about 30 aboard. Water supply ruined, Union station refuges crowded, St May's infirmary casualties, and Rosena rg schoolhouse collapsed. hundreds seek relatives and shelter.
Cherbourg reports the Hamburg American Deutschland, after a record ocean race, sighted at dawn and arriving Plymouth at 2 48 AM, four hours ahead of Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Passenger Frank Higsbee notes extreme strain on the ship’s machinery, with engine crews lathered with water to prevent woodwork ignition, as both liners were near each other two days prior.
Dallas dispatch reports Houston and Texas officials receiving bulletins at noon indicating Galveston area relief forces expect loss of life to reach about 3000 with numbers possibly rising to 10040 as the coast is strained by the catastrophe. The note also oddly references an 1808 tobacco monopoly yield to France.
Records from the Fifth Legislative Assembly show agreements to amend the North Dakota constitution. Proposals cover section 70 of article 3 on executive clemency powers, and section 17 on railroad and utility taxation, to be submitted to voters at the next general election.
The Minneapolis Tribune and its Farmers Tribune twice weekly edition are offered at 1.25 for renewals and new subscribers through the Bismarck Tribune. The deal bundles the two papers for busy farmers, delivering three days of condensed news plus the latest updates. The offer emphasizes value and urges quick action before it ends.
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